From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Fame \Fame\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Famed,; p. pr. & vb. n.
Faming.]
1. To report widely or honorably.
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The field where thou art famed
To have wrought such wonders. --Milton.
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2. To make famous or renowned.
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Those Hesperian gardens famed of old. --Milton.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
famed
adj 1: widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a
celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an
illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned
painter" [syn: celebrated, famed, far-famed,
famous, illustrious, notable, noted, renowned]